**Executive Summary:**
This document contains the Admiralty Assessors Rules, 2018, established by the Central Government under the Admiralty Jurisdiction and Settlement of Maritime Claims Act, 2017. It defines the qualifications, experience, duties, and fees for Admiralty Assessors. These rules came into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette, June 29, 2018.
**Key Points / Main Content:**
* **Short Title and Commencement:**
* These rules are called the Admiralty Assessors Rules, 2018.
* They came into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.
* **Definitions:**
* "Act" refers to the Admiralty Jurisdiction and Settlement of Maritime Claims Act, 2017.
* Terms used but not defined in these rules have the same meanings as in the Act.
* **Qualifications and Experience for Assessor Appointment:**
* An assessor should have experience in nautical, engineering, naval architecture, maritime claim settlement, vessel damage, survey, arbitration, insurance, salvage, vessel construction/repair, vessel mortgage, environmental pollution, or other special admiralty/maritime skills.
* Specific qualifications and experience for assessors in different disciplines are detailed:
* **Nautical Discipline:** Certificate of Competency as Master of a Foreign Going Ship (recognized by the Government of India), five years' service, survey, and inspection experience.
* **Engineering Discipline:** Certificate of competency of Marine engineer officer class I Steam or Motor or combined steam and Motor (as per the Merchant Shipping Act, 1958), five years' service at sea, survey and inspection experience.
* **Naval Architecture Discipline:** Degree in Naval Architecture, eight years' practical experience in ship design, construction, survey, and repairs, survey and inspection experience.
* **Environmental Pollution:** Master's degree in science relating to the environment, experience in matters related to marine pollution.
* **Other Matters/Disciplines:** Minimum qualification and experience decided by the High Court.
* **Duties of an Assessor:**
* Assessors must provide services/perform functions assigned by the High Court during admiralty proceedings.
* This includes attending proceedings and providing written opinions as required by the High Court.
* **Fees to be Paid to an Assessor:**
* Assessors whose services are utilized by the High Court are eligible for a fee.
* The High Court decides the fee based on the nature of duties, skill, and time required.
* The fee is borne by the party requesting the assessor's appointment.
* The High Court can utilize assessors without a party's request and apportion the fee between the parties.
* **Power to Relax:**
* The Central Government can relax any rule provision by order, with reasons recorded in writing.
**Impact Analysis:**
* **High Courts:**
* *Impact:* They are responsible for assigning duties to assessors, utilizing their services during admiralty proceedings, and determining the fees to be paid, or deciding the qualifications for other disciplines.
* *Action Required:* Implement the rules for appointing and utilizing assessors, determine appropriate fees, and define qualifications for other disciplines as needed.
* **Central Government:**
* *Impact:* Has the power to relax the provisions of these rules.
* *Action Required:* Be prepared to consider and act upon requests for rule relaxation, ensuring reasons are recorded in writing.
* **Individuals Seeking Appointment as Admiralty Assessors:**
* *Impact:* The rules define the qualifications and experience required for appointment.
* *Action Required:* Ensure they meet the specified qualifications and experience requirements for their desired discipline.
* **Parties Involved in Admiralty Proceedings:**
* *Impact:* They may request the appointment of assessors and are generally responsible for paying the assessor's fees, unless otherwise directed by the High Court.
* *Action Required:* Be aware of the possibility of assessor appointments and the potential costs involved.
Key Entities Referenced
Admiralty Jurisdiction and Settlement of Maritime Claims Act, 2017: An act of the Indian Parliament concerning admiralty jurisdiction and settlement of maritime claims.
Admiralty Assessors Rules, 2018: Rules pertaining to the appointment, qualifications, duties, and fees of Admiralty Assessors.
Central Government: The executive authority of the Union of India, responsible for making the rules.
Official Gazette: A publication of the Government of India that contains official notifications, rules, and regulations.
High Court: The principal civil court of original jurisdiction in the state and can exercise some original jurisdiction in certain matters.
Merchant Shipping Act, 1958: An act related to merchant shipping, which specifies requirements for marine engineer officer competency.
Government of India: The national government of India.
New Delhi: The capital of India, where the notification was issued.
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(2017 का 22) क(cid:20) धारा 13 क(cid:20) उपधारा (1) के साथ प(cid:22)ठत धारा 16 क(cid:20) उपधारा (2) के खंड (क) के #ारा $द%त शि'त य(
का $योग करते +ए िन-न िलिखत िनयम बनाती ह,ै अथात2 ् :-
1. ससससििंंििंं (cid:4)(cid:4)(cid:4)(cid:4)(cid:5)(cid:5)(cid:5)(cid:5)तत तत ननननाााामममम औऔऔऔरररर (cid:13)(cid:13)(cid:13)(cid:13)ााााररररंंंंभभभभ – (1) इन िनयम( का सिं 67 त नाम नाविधकरण (असेसर) िनयम 2018 ह ै।
(2) यह उसके राजप9 म(cid:2) $काशन क(cid:20) तारीख को $व%ृ त होगा ।
2. पपपप(cid:16)(cid:16)(cid:16)(cid:16)ररररभभभभााााषषषषााााएएएएंं ंं– इन िनयम( म,(cid:2) जब तक ;क सदं भ 2स ेअ=य था अपेि6त न हो, --
(क) ‘अिधिनयम’ स ेनाविधकरण (समु(cid:3)ी दावा क(cid:20) अिधका(cid:22)रता और िनपटारा) अिधिनयम 2017 अिभ$ेत ह;ै
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ह(गे, जो अिधिनयम म(cid:2) ह ै।
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वांछा रखता ह ै वह ऐसा Hय ि'त होगा िजस े नािवक या इंजीिनयरी या नौसेना M थाप% यकला या सम(cid:3)ु ी दावा िनपटारा या
जलयान( #ारा 6ित या जलयान( का सव6N ण या माO यM थम या बीमा या कबाड़ या िनमाण2 या मर- मत या जलयान( का
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(2) उपिनयम (1) के अधीन उिRल िखत अहत2 ाS पर $ितकूल $भाव डाल े िबना, अपन-े अपन े िवषय म(cid:2) असेसर के िलए
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((((कककक)))) ननननााााििििववववकककक ििििववववषषषषयययय ककककेेेे अअअअधधधधीीीीनननन अअअअससससससेेससेे रररर –
3665 GI/2018 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(i)]
(i) अअअअहहहहतत(cid:30)(cid:30)तत(cid:30)(cid:30) ााााएएएए ंंंं– भारत सरकार #ारा मा=य ता$ा7 त िवदशे गामी पोत के माM टर के Iप म(cid:2) स6मता $माणप9 ।
(ii) अअअअननननभभुुभभुु वववव –
(i) दसू रा मेट (िवदशे गामी) का स6मता $माणप9 $ा7 त करन े के पW चात् पांच वष2 का अनुभव, िजसम(cid:2) एक वष2 िवदशे गामी
पोत के माMट र क(cid:20) स6मता होनी चािहए।
(ii) वािणिXय क पोत( के सवN6ण और िनरी6ण के पांच वष2 या अिधक का अनभु व हो ।
(ख) इइइइंंंंजजजजीीीीििििननननययययररररीीीी ििििववववषषषषयययय ककककेेेे अअअअधधधधीीीीनननन अअअअससससससससेेेे रररर-
(i) अअअअहहहहतत(cid:30)(cid:30)तत(cid:30)(cid:30) ााााएएएए----ंंंंवािणXय पोत प(cid:22)रवहन अिधिनयम, 1950 क(cid:20) धारा 78 म (cid:2) िविनVद2T ट या समतRु य उ' त अिधिनयम क(cid:20) धारा 86
म(cid:2) िविनVदT2 ट के अनुसार नौ इंजीिनयर अिधकारी वग2-I (वाT प या मोटर या सयं कु ्त वाT प और मोटर) का स6मता $माणप9।
(ii) अअअअननननभभुुभभुु वववव --
(i) सम(cid:3)ु पर पांच वष 2क(cid:20) सेवा िजसम (cid:2)मुYय इंजीिनयर या ि#तीय इंजीिनयर के Iप म (cid:2)एक वष 2क(cid:20) सेवा क(cid:20) हो ।
(ii) वािणिXय क पोत( के सवN6ण और िनरी6ण म (cid:2)पाचं वष 2या अिधक का अनभु व हो ।
(ग) ननननौौौौससससननेेननेे ाााा (cid:31)(cid:31)(cid:31)(cid:31)थथथथ ाााापपपप!!!!यय यय ककककललललाााा ििििववववषषषषयययय ककककेेेे अअअअधधधधीीीीनननन अअअअससससससेेससेे रररर –
(i) अअअअहहहहतत(cid:30)(cid:30)तत(cid:30)(cid:30) ाााा– मा=य ता$ा7त िवWव िवZालय से नौसने ा Mथ ाप% यकला म(cid:2) िड[ी ।
(ii) अअअअननननभभुुभभुु वववव-(क) िड[ी पा\]म के पूण2 होन े के पW चात् पोतिनमा2ण या पोत मर-म त बाड़ा या ;कसी िडजाइन या सवN6ण
संगठन म (cid:2)िनTप ा;दत ;कए गए िडजाइन, िनमा2ण, सवN6ण और मर- मत काय^ म (cid:2)पांच वष^ का H यावसाियक अनभु व हो ।
(ख) वािणिXय क पोत( के सवN6ण और िनरी6ण म (cid:2)पाचं वष2 या अिधक का अनभु व हो ।
(घ) पपपपययययाााावव(cid:30)(cid:30)वव(cid:30)(cid:30) ररररणणणण (cid:13)(cid:13)(cid:13)(cid:13)ददददषषषषूूूू णणणण ससससे े े े ससससबबंंबबंं धधंंधधंं ीीीी ममममााााममममलललल)))) ककककेेेे ििििललललएएएए अअअअससससससससेेेे रररर –
(i) अअअअहहहहतत(cid:30)(cid:30)तत(cid:30)(cid:30) ाााा- मान य् ता$ा7त िवWव िवZालय या संM था स ेपया2वरण संबधं ी िव_ान म (cid:2)माM टर िड[ी ।
(ii) अअअअननननभभुुभभुु वववव – समु(cid:3)ीय $दषू ण से संबंधी मामल( म(cid:2) पांच वष2 या अिधक का अनभु व
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((((iiiiiiii)))) अअअअननननभभभभुुुु वववव ————ऐसे अससे र के िलए अनुभव क(cid:20) अपे6ा वह होगी, जो उb =यायालय #ारा िविनिcत क(cid:20) जाए ।
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[फा.स.ं एसआर-12014/1/2008-एमजी (खंड VII)]
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section 16 read with sub-section (1) of section 13 of the Admiralty (Jurisdiction and Settlement of
Maritime Claims) Act, 2017 (22 of 2017), the Central Government hereby makes the following rules,
namely:-
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2018.
(2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.
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(a) “Act” means the Admiralty (Jurisdiction and Settlement of Maritime Claims) Act, 2017;
(b) The words and expressions used in these rules but not defined and defined in the Act shall
have the respective meanings assigned to them in the Act.
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desirous to be appointed as an assessor shall be a person having experience in the field of nautical
or engineering or naval architecture or maritime claim settlement or damage by vessels or survey or
arbitration or insurance or salvage or construction or repair of vessel or mortgage of vessels or
environmental pollution or other special skill in the admiralty and maritime matters.
(2) Without prejudice to the qualifications mentioned under sub-rule (1), the specific qualifications
and experience required for the assessors in respective disciplines shall be as specified below;
(A) AAAAsssssssseeeessssssssoooorrrr uuuunnnnddddeeeerrrr NNNNaaaauuuuttttiiiiccccaaaallll DDDDiiiisssscccciiiipppplllliiiinnnneeee.-
(i) QQQQuuuuaaaalllliiiiffffiiiiccccaaaattttiiiioooonnnnssss---- Certificate of Competency as Master of a Foreign Going Ship as recognized by
the Government of India.4 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(i)]
(ii) EEEExxxxppppeeeerrrriiiieeeennnncccceeee-
(i) Five years service, after obtaining the certificate of competency of second mate (Foreign Going),
of which one year must have been in capacity of a Master on a foreign going ship.
(ii) Experience in survey and inspection of merchant ships for five years or more.
(B)AAAAsssssssseeeessssssssoooorrrr uuuunnnnddddeeeerrrr EEEEnnnnggggiiiinnnneeeeeeeerrrriiiinnnngggg DDDDiiiisssscccciiiipppplllliiiinnnneeee----
(i) QQQQuuuuaaaalllliiiiffffiiiiccccaaaattttiiiioooonnnnssss: Certificate of competency of Marine engineer officer class-I (Steam or Motor or
combined steam and Motor) as specified in section 78 of the Merchant Shipping Act, 1958 or
equivalent as specified in Section 86 of the said Act.
(ii) EEEExxxxppppeeeerrrriiiieeeennnncccceeee-
(i) Five year's service at sea of which one year service shall be as Chief Engineer or Second
Engineer.
(ii) Experience in survey and inspection of merchant ships for five years or more.
(C) AAAAsssssssseeeessssssssoooorrrr uuuunnnnddddeeeerrrr NNNNaaaavvvvaaaallll AAAArrrrcccchhhhiiiitttteeeeccccttttuuuurrrreeee DDDDiiiisssscccciiiipppplllliiiinnnneeee.-
(i) QQQQuuuuaaaalllliiiiffffiiiiccccaaaattttiiiioooonnnn---- Degree in Naval Architecture from a recognised University.
(ii) EEEExxxxppppeeeerrrriiiieeeennnncccceeee- (a) Eight years practical experience in design, construction, survey and repairs of
ships carried out in ship building or ship repairing yards or any design or survey Organisation after
the completion of the degree course.
(b) Experience in survey and inspection of merchant ships for five years or more.
(D) AAAAsssssssseeeessssssssoooorrrr ffffoooorrrr mmmmaaaatttttttteeeerrrrssss rrrreeeellllaaaatttteeeedddd ttttoooo eeeennnnvvvviiiirrrroooonnnnmmmmeeeennnntttt PPPPoooolllllllluuuuttttiiiioooonnnn....----
(i) QQQQuuuuaaaalllliiiiffffiiiiccccaaaattttiiiioooonnnn---- Master’s degree in science relating to environment from a recognized University or
Institute.
(ii) EEEExxxxppppeeeerrrriiiieeeennnncccceeee- Experience in matters related to marine pollution for five years or more.
(E) AAAAsssssssseeeessssssssoooorrrrssss ffffoooorrrr ooootttthhhheeeerrrr mmmmaaaatttttttteeeerrrrssss oooorrrr ddddiiiisssscccciiiipppplllliiiinnnneeeessss.-
((((iiii)))) QQQQuuuuaaaalllliiiiffffiiiiccccaaaattttiiiioooonnnn....---- The minimum qualification for Assessor on matters requiring expertise of a
particular kind other than as referred in clause (A) to (D) of this sub rule shall be as may be decided
by the High Court.
((((iiiiiiii)))) EEEExxxxppppeeeerrrriiiieeeennnncccceeee---- The experience requirements for such Assessor shall be as may be decided by the
High Court.
4. DDDDuuuuttttiiiieeeessss ooooffff aaaannnn aaaasssssssseeeessssssssoooorrrr....----(1) Every Assessor appointed under the Act shall provide such services or
perform such functions as the High Court may assign to him in the course of the admiralty
proceedings under the Act.¹Hkkx IIµ[k.M 3(i)º Hkkjr dk jkti=k % vlk/kj.k 5
(2) In particular, and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing functions assigned by the
High Court, the assessor shall, as may be required by the High Court, attend the admiralty
proceedings, from time to time, and deliver his opinion in writing.
5. FFFFeeeeeeee ttttoooo bbbbeeee ppppaaaaiiiidddd ttttoooo aaaannnn aaaasssssssseeeessssssssoooorrrr....---- (1) Every assessor appointed under the Act and whose services
are utilised by the High Court shall be eligible to be paid a fee as the High Court may decide,
keeping in view, the nature of duties, the skill and the time required for performance of such duty by
the assessor.
(2) The fee so decided by the High Court shall be borne by the party on whose request the
assessor has been appointed:
Provided that the High Court shall have the power to utilise the services of assessor even without
request from any of the parties to the Admiralty proceedings, and in such case the High Court shall
also have the power to apportion the said fee between the parties as it may deem appropriate under
the circumstances of the case and in the interest of justice.
6666.... PPPPoooowwwweeeerrrr ttttoooo rrrreeeellllaaaaxxxx....---- Where the Central Government is of the opinion that it is necessary or expedient
so to do, it may by order, for reasons to be recorded in writing, relax any of the provisions of these
rules with respect to any matter contained therein.
[F. No. SR-12014/1/2008-MG (Vol-VII)]
SATINDER PAL SINGH, Jt. Secy.
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